James Hale

• Jellysmack Taps Former CNE Exec Nathan Guetta To Lead Cryptocurrency, NFT Initiatives (Exclusive)
• Facebook Launches QVC-Esque Ecommerce Series ‘Live Shopping Fridays’

  Beginning this Friday, May 21, the platform will air one-and-a-half-hour live streams where brand hosts will showcase products, offer tips and demos, and answer questions submitted by viewers in real time.

  
• Instagram To Host Invite-Only Career Development Week For Creators

  Dubbed Creator Week, the invite-only event will run June 8-10 and will involve three days of virtual sessions aimed at helping creators build lasting careers on Instagram and its parent, Facebook.

  
• The IAB Predicts U.S. Podcast Revenue Will Hit $2 Billion In 2023

  “Podcasting will grow in the next two years by leaps and bounds,” IAB Media Center vice president Eric John said at the Upfront, per Deadline. “Advertisers are benefiting from new technologies developed to serve these marketplaces, to make podcast advertising more dynamic and measurable than ever before.”

  
• YouTube Millionaires: For Brandon Baum, YouTube Shorts Is “The Key To Success”
• Creators On The Rise: iamdices’ Comedic Takes On The Wonders Of The Human Body Grew His Channel From 46,000 Views To 50 Million
• Tech Guru ‘Mrwhosetheboss’ Signs With Night Media (Exclusive)
• Merch Platform Spring Now Lets Creators Mint And Vend NFTs
• YouTube Shorts Launches $100 Million Fund To Pay Creators Of Top Videos
• Twitch Continues To See Record Traffic, With New Installs Up 62% YOY (Report)
• YouTube Spending $7 Million To Help Independent Journalists, Newsrooms Start Their Own Channels
• One-Of-A-Kind ‘David After Dentist’ NFT Sells for $11,600